History in the making at the Brook

Thursday

Feb 7, 2013 at 3:15 AM

GILFORD — Meadowbrook is proud to announce that country superstar, Darius Rucker will be hitting the ‘Brook on Saturday, June 22. Joining him will be Rodney Atkins and Jana Kramer for a fantastic night of country music.

Rucker is riding high with the release of his sophomore country album, Charleston, SC 1966, on Capitol Records Nashville. USA Today raved, “Rucker has made a fine-sounding country album, full of singable choruses, bittersweet fiddle and steel, and guitars with bottomless twang.” Rolling Stone said, “On his Nashville debut, Rucker’s rich baritone, sentimental ballads and bright hooks make him the most successful African-American country singer since Charley Pride. Rucker amps up that formula on album number two.”

The debut album is his chart-topping 2008 release, Learn To Live, an album that produced three consecutive No. 1 singles and Top 5 smash, “History In The Making.” Rucker’s success in the country music format was recently recognized at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards when he received the Top New Artist title and again with ACM, Teen Choice, and AMA Award nominations. Charleston, SC 1966, a title which pays tribute to one of Rucker’s biggest influences, Radney Foster, includes the multiple-week #1 hit single, “Come Back Song,” and his current Top 10 single, “This.”

Atkins knows the value of taking the long way home and of veering off the beaten path onto that road less traveled once in a while. You can hear it in his music, in the lyrics of his smash single, “Take A Back Road,” a song that celebrates that feeling of getting away from the noise of everyday life, really living in the moment, and getting right with your soul. The east Tennessee native has an impressive track record with hitting on sentiments that strike a chord with the country listener. He’s had six No. 1 hits from his first three albums, from “Watching You” and “These Are My People” to his most recent smashes, “Take A Back Road,” and “Farmer’s Daughter,” (which quickly skyrocketed to platinum,) and he’s sold over four million singles in the past five years alone. The lead single and title track, “Take A Back Road,” has propelled him to even bigger heights with its irresistibly catchy chorus and easygoing, windows down, breezy summer vibe.

Though his new crop of songs has some edge and the vocal energy may be amped up a notch, Rodney is still the same, hard-working, patriotic, rock-solid country boy that fans have grown to know and love since his debut with 2003’s HONESTY. This will be Atkins first time performing in the Granite State.

In 2011, Kramer made her musical dreams come true when she signed a contract with Elektra Records. “Music has always been my heart, my passion, and I want to be able to blend the two.” Her singing and acting lives crossed over when her song “I Won’t Give Up” appeared on One Tree Hill. Her self-titled debut album was released June 2012, and “Why Ya Wanna” broke the country top five in September.

Tickets range from $29.75-$76. To order, call 603-293-4700 or log on to www.Meadowbrook.net.

For tickets, call 603-293-4700 or visit www.Meadowbrook.net.

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